Friday 5@5 – May 9, 2014

Two great events are going down today, Friday, to start the weekend. Over atJoe Canal’s West Deptfordis Divide and Bacher, a dueling tap takeover featuring, you guessed it,Great DivideandWeyerbacher. Round 1 was last night at the Pour House, and they’re finishing it off at Canal’s today.Bobkat Liquorsin regular Deptford is celebrating the second birthday of their growler station with giveaways, discounts, and a solid tap list, so be sure to check them out if you’re in the area. Cheers!

1) I had a good conversation with Mike Langone ofHopboxthis week, they’re doing some pretty cool things for homebrewing there. They’ve built a small, attractive brew kit for people who are looking to get started brewing or are just limited on space. Their kickstarter funded, so it’s full boil ahead for them.

3) Cantillon apparently ages beer in a bomb shelter, with plans to keep beer for up to 30 years to see how it holds up and changes. Check outDrink Belgian Beerfor some jealousy inducing photos.

4) Gizmodo and Six Point have done the most Brooklyn thing ever and teamed up tobrew a beer with a hop you’ve never heard ofbefore. In their first post about the beer brewed with it, Hop Tech 431, they take a look at how the hop, or any new varietal, came to be. It’s an interesting behind the scenes peek at hop growing.